Episode 312 - WarGames (1983)

About this episode

Rob introduces Gila to the 1983 film 'WarGames' and discusses its themes.

Rob shows Gila the 1983 Cold War hacker thriller "WarGames." Will Gila be game, or will the movie trigger an offensive response? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Another fine chunk of audio from the Modern Technology Podcast Network https://modern.technology Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Gila

Topics covered

• Cold War
• hacking
• thriller
• film review

Keywords

• WarGames
• 1983
• movie discussion
• hacker thriller

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: WarGames, Gila

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